Short and Long Vowel Sounds Worksheet

Pronunciation lesson 1: Short and long vowels · Set 893 · 40 questions

How to say it (Stretch or keep it short): Short i (ship, sit, fill): quick and relaxed, the tongue a little lower. Long ee (sheep, seat, feel): stretched, lips spread in a smile. Short oo (full, book, good) is quick; long oo (fool, food, moon) is stretched with round lips. If the meaning changes when you stretch the vowel, take care: ship ≠ sheep.

1. 1.Is the vowel sound in “soon” long or short? (a) long (b) short
2. 2.Which word fits? “It is wrong to ___.” (a) still (b) steal
3. 3.Which word fits? “The ___ has soft white wool.” (a) ship (b) sheep
4. 4.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “bit”? (a) wood (b) feel (c) pick
5. 5.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) moon (b) meal (c) look
6. 6.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “moon”? (a) spoon (b) lip (c) book
7. 7.Which word has the same vowel sound as “juice”? (a) foot (b) sit (c) blue
8. 8.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) juice (b) win (c) beat
9. 9.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “tooth”? (a) foot (b) shoe (c) look
10. 10.Which word fits? “These shoes do not ___ me.” (a) feet (b) fit
11. 11.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “steal”? (a) chip (b) book (c) seen
12. 12.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “shoe”? (a) feel (b) look (c) fool
13. 13.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) slip (b) still (c) sleep
14. 14.Listen: is the vowel sound in “fill” long or short? (a) long (b) short
15. 15.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pull”? (a) pool (b) steal (c) wood
16. 16.Which word fits? “Let us play hide and ___.” (a) seek (b) sick
17. 17.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “cook”? (a) food (b) book (c) fool
18. 18.Is the vowel sound in “fool” long or short? (a) long (b) short
19. 19.Which word has the same vowel sound as “pick”? (a) meal (b) fill (c) leap
20. 20.Which word fits? “We swim in the ___.” (a) pull (b) pool
21. 21.Which word has the same vowel sound as “leap”? (a) hit (b) heat (c) pool
22. 22.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “push”? (a) cook (b) seat (c) soon
23. 23.Which word has the same vowel sound as “boot”? (a) sheep (b) put (c) moon
24. 24.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “lip”? (a) feel (b) sheep (c) ship
25. 25.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “food”? (a) pool (b) slip (c) push
26. 26.Is the vowel sound in “slip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
27. 27.Which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) feet (b) push (c) bit
28. 28.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “seat”? (a) soon (b) cheap (c) slip
29. 29.Listen: is the vowel sound in “blue” long or short? (a) short (b) long
30. 30.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “chip”? (a) feel (b) fit (c) shoe
31. 31.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “beat”? (a) sit (b) sheep (c) foot
32. 32.Which word fits? “A ___ man has a lot of money.” (a) reach (b) rich
33. 33.Listen: is the vowel sound in “sheep” long or short? (a) long (b) short
34. 34.Which word has the same vowel sound as “wood”? (a) food (b) juice (c) cook
35. 35.Listen: is the vowel sound in “chip” long or short? (a) long (b) short
36. 36.Which word fits? “Give one sweet to ___ child.” (a) each (b) itch
37. 37.Which word fits? “The ___ of the sun is strong in May.” (a) heat (b) hit
38. 38.Is the vowel sound in “sleep” long or short? (a) short (b) long
39. 39.Which word fits? “I ___ cold in winter.” (a) fill (b) feel
40. 40.Listen: which word has the same vowel sound as “spoon”? (a) fool (b) cook (c) feet

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